A nurse caring for a client with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is reviewing the client's diagnostic tests. Which test result is common in DIC?
A) Decreased prothrombin time
B) Increased platelet count
C) Decreased fibrinogen level
D) Decreased partial thromboplastin time
Answer: C
Diagnostic tests are used to confirm the diagnosis of DIC and evaluate the risk for hemorrhage. DIC causes prolonged prothrombin and partial thromboplastin times due to the depletion of clotting factors. Decreased fibrinogen occurs in DIC, also due to decreased clotting factors.
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